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~ . . ~-~ 'I "1 Page - 2 - .[ ~ ~ 1. That M.S.A. 462.351 provides municipalities with necessary powers to conduct and implement municipal planning; 2. That the City Council adopted New Brighton Comprehen- sive Plan documents the long range planning program for the City which describes objectives, guidelines and basic policies to guide the development of the City; 3. That the subject properties are presently zoned 1-2, Heavy Industrial; 4. That the subject properties have the fOllowing existing uses: Commercial hardware store, Asphalt plant, LP Bulk storage facility and vacant property. 5. That the Comprehensive Plan "proposed Land Use Map" (Map #2) designates the properties in question as "Limited Industrial"; 6. That pages 26 and 27 of the New Brighton Comprehensive Plan state the following in regard to these properties: Pa~e 26 - liThe area, with the major exceptions of the Long La e Park site and the Rice Creek corridor, is almost totally zoned for industrial use and much of the signifi- cant industrial development in the last ten years has oc- curred in this area. Development issues in this area include both the protectio of the open space and efficient development of the indus- trial area. Efficient use of this land must, of necessity, consider the small lot size and soil conditions of the few sizable vacant parcels. One of these larger parcels is on the west side of Old Highway 8 and south of the Butcher's Spur. This is an irregular triangular shape of land. There is some existin development along Old Highway 8 but its positioning betwee the Park and County open space puts this parcel in a position where its proper development is critical. The major change proposed from present zoning or develop- ment is the designation of the County open space. The City has supported and should continue to support develop- ment of the County open space coordinated with the City park. Because of the importance of this area to both the City and the region, the character of the development surrounding it is of considerable importance. Rush Lake and Long Lake form the eastern and western boundaries of the open space/park area thus providing some separation on these sides from other land uses. That separation of the open space from the industrial areas is not as strong in the north where the Arsenal Spur joints the main Minnesota Belt Line Railway Track, nor in the south where the But- cher's Spur joins the main track." Page 27- "In the Butcher's Spur area in the south the potential effect on the park and open space is even greate because of the greater size of the potential intrusion. Two alternatives appear feasible for this area. First, th basic land use to the east and south is industrial and industrial use would be consistent with adjacent proper- ties on those sides, with the trackage that serves the sit and with the good freeway access of the site. However, industrial use would have to be more greatly limited